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Shenandoah (band)

American country music group

This article is about the country band Shenandoah founded in the s. For Arlo Guthrie's country band, see Arlo Guthrie.

Shenandoah
Shenandoah in July L-R: Mike Folsom, Stan Munsey, Jimmy Yeary, Jim Seales, Mike McGuire.
Origin	Muscle Shoals, Alabama, U.S.
Genres	Country
Years active	–, –present
Labels	Columbia/CBS, RCA, Liberty, Capitol, Free Falls, Cumberland Road Records, Foundry Records
Spinoffs	Raybon Brothers
Members	Marty Raybon Mike McGuire Paul Sanders Nicky Hines Donnie Allen Andrew Ishee
Past members	See Band members
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Shenandoah is an American country music band founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in by Marty Raybon (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Ralph Ezell (bass guitar, backing vocals), Stan Thorn (keyboards, backing vocals), Jim Seales (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Mike McGuire (drums, background vocals). Thorn and Ezell left the band in the mids, with Rocky Thacker taking over on bass guitar; Keyboardist Stan Munsey joined the line up in , until his departure in The band split up in after Raybon left. Seales and McGuire reformed the band in with lead singer Brent Lamb, who was in turn replaced by Curtis Wright and then by Jimmy Yeary. Ezell rejoined in

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POP MUSIC REVIEW : Shenandoah Gets in Touch With Its Past : Band’s personality emerged at the Rhythm Cafe once it reached beyond its hits to its roots and influences.

SANTA ANA — In this age of country performers who smash guitars, swing from the rafters or gyrate like Chippendale dancers, is it worth going out in the rain to see an old-style country band that is as active on stage as the average stop sign?

It didn’t seem so during the first few songs of Shenandoah’s minute set at the Rhythm Cafe on Wednesday night. The five-man group, augmented by guitarist/fiddle player Donnie Allen, cranked out its hits, including “Two Dozen Roses,” “The Church on Cumberland Road” and “The Moon Over Georgia,” as faithfully as a jukebox--and with about as much charisma.

At first Shenandoah seemed like any other faceless band as lead singer Marty Raybon planted himself in the center of the stage and shouted out such platitudes as “Everybody have a good time!” between songs. None of his fellow musicians moved more than a foot or two from their assigned spots, either. Lead guitarist Jim Seales stepped forward unassumingly to fire off a few tasteful guitar licks, but keyboardist Stan Thorn, bassist Ralph Ezell and drummer Mike McGuire remained almost invisible.

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